Attendee Testimonials from 2016
With an unconventional event like the Portland Creative Conference, it’s often a challenge to express in a short marketing sound bite what the experience of attending truly feels like because it is an experience like no other event for creative industries professionals. However, out attendees do a great job of it, so we have posted…
Read Article →Arts Education Grants Made Possible by Our 2016 Event
The majority of proceeds from Portland Creative Conference registration fees go to support K-12 arts education programs in Oregon through Keeping the Arts, an Oregon-based non-profit. To-date Keeping the Arts has distributed over $92,000 to support such programs. Funds raised at the 2016 Portland Creative Conference were used to provide support for the following arts education programs…
Read Article →[Speaker Added] Co-writer (with Spike Lee) of the Motion Picture “Chi-Raq”
Note: This is a guest post from Raymond Quinton. Bringing Hollywood to Kansas I have known Kevin Willmott for 40 years. Every time we see each other, we immediately revert back to those two wildly imaginative kids in the basement of his Junction City, Kansas, home talking about wild and crazy ideas we had while…
Read Article →[Speaker Added] One of the top comic book writers in the world
I’ve been amazed over the past 8 years or so how comic books, especially Marvel Comics, have become a core component of our popular culture. Whether you are a fan or not, you have to admire the job that the Marvel team has done creating and sustaining the Marvel Universe and the impact it has had. For…
Read Article →[Speaker Added] Industrial Designer for Apple and Beats by Dr. Dre
We are excited to announce our first confirmed speaker for the 2016 Portland Creative Conference: Robert Brunner Industrial Designer, including Apple PowerBook and Beats Headphones; Founder, Ammunition Our goal at the Portland Creative Conference is to bring to our stage a one-of-a-kind mix of creative leaders from a variety of creative industries and disciplines who all have credits…
Read Article →Conference provides grant to support music programs in Burns, Oregon and other communities
With a desire to support the rural Oregon community of Burns after a difficult period during the occupation of the nearby Malheur National Wildlife Refuge, the Keeping the Arts Board of Directors approved a $2,000 grant to support the band and choir program at Burns High School. The funds came from the pool of grant money raised…
Read Article →Save the Date! Friday September 23, 2016
We are excited to announce that the 2016 Portland Creative Conference will take place on Friday, September 23rd. We will be returning to the Gerding Theater at the Armory, the venue that worked so well for the 2015 event. Mark your calendar now for a day of great speakers, networking, ideation, inspiration and motivation!
Read Article →Positive Attendee Evaluation Results from 2015 Conference
The audience really enjoyed the 2015 Portland Creative Conference based on the results of a post-event evaluation survey that 62 attendees responded to. Here are some of the highlights from the evaluation: 95% of respondents said they are “Extremely Likely”, “Very Likely”, or “Likely” to recommend next year’s event to friends or colleagues. 86% of respondents rated the…
Read Article →Arts Education Grants Made Possible by Our 2015 Event
The majority of proceeds from Portland Creative Conference registration fees go to support K-12 arts education programs in Oregon through Keeping the Arts, an Oregon-based non-profit. We are excited to announce that in 2015 we raised $10,000 for the grant pool! Funds raised at the 2015 Portland Creative Conference were used to provide support for the…
Read Article →Volunteers Create New Website for the Conference
Welcome to the redesigned website for the Portland Creative Conference! After the successful re-launch of the Conference in 2015 we are excited to take that momentum into 2016 with a fresh look to match our renewed approach. Special thanks to the following volunteers who helped create the new website: Conference Chairman Steve Gehlen, Jeremy Bradbury,…
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